Scooter sled



,J. v. HAMMOND I 2206,0135

5 CO0 TER SLED Filed June 8, 1938 HHHIIIII" J Patented July 2 1940 I v I UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE SCOOTER SLED John V. Hammond, Spangler, Pa., assignor of one-fourth to John F. Foreman, Elmore, Fa.

Application June 8, 1938, Serial No. 212,582

6 Claims. (Cl. 280-22) v This invention relates to sleds and more parof the runner at said cut-away portion being bent ticularly to a'novel form of scooter sled. laterally to form a terminal lug IT. A fiat metal The object of the invention is to provide a bar l8 forms a pivotal connection between the comparatively simple and inexpensive device of lug I1 and the forward portion of the foot-re- 6 the class described particularly designed for use ceiving platform 5, the rear end of the bar l8 by children during the winter season for coasting being ofiset at is and thence extended longitudidown hills or on other snow or ice covered surnally beneath and in contact with the platform 5, I faces and which will not only afford an enteras best shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. Setaining diversion but also provide an exhilarating cured to the connecting bar I8 by bolts or rivets l1) a d h althfm sport f r th childre 20 is a sectional strap iron 2|, the forward end A further object of the invention is to provide of the strap iron being secured to the lug I! by a a scooter sled comprising a foot-receiving platbolt 22 while the rear end of the strap iron bears form having a single runner extending longitudiagainst the upper surface of the platform 5 and is nally thereof and pivotally connected with the secured thereto by a pivot bolt 23 Which extends 35 forward end of the platform by a fiat bar carrying I through said strap iron, platform and offset pora hand support for guiding the scooter when tion of the bar IS. The strap iron 2| is preferably traveling over ice or snow covered surfaces. I formed in two sections, the inner ends of which A further object is to anchor the runner to the are bent upwardly at 24 to form a socket for the foot-receiving platform by means of braces which reception of the lower end of a vertical bar or extend transversely beneath said platform and hand support 25. The lower end of the vertical 20 serve to reinforce and strengthen the same. support 5 is se u d W t the o ke by bo ts 5 A still further object of the invention is-genwhile the upper end thereof is provided with a erally to improve this class of devices so as to inhfl dho 0 100p pt d to be grasped y crease their utility, durability and efliciency. child when his foot is supported on the receiving 25 In the accompanying drawing forming a art platform and the device is used for coasting down 25 of this specification and in which similar numerals hills or over a flat snow or ice covered surface. of reference indicate corresponding parts in all Inasmuch as the bar I6 is plvotally Connected the figures of the drawing: with the forward end of the foot-receiving plat- Figure l is a perspective view of a scooter sled form and the strap iron is rigidly secured to said embodying the present invention, bar, the forward upwardly curved portion of the 3 Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the runner may be fle ed laterally o either e of forward part of the device, and v the longitudinal axis of the platform by exerting Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken a l teral pressure on the pr h 5 so as to p ron the line 33 of Figure 1. mt a child to readilyguide the scooter, as will be The improved scooter sled forming the sub-' readily understood. 35

ject-matter of the present invention comprises It will here be noted that the intermediate flat a foot-receiving platform 5 of any desired length Portions 9 0 the braces 3 are disposed in and width and formed of wood or other suitable tact with and extend the entire width of the footmaterial, said platform having its side edges at receiving Platform 5 50 as to reinforce and 4 the forward end thereof inclined or beveled at 6 strengthen the same and prevent danger of crack- 40 to produce a streamline effect. Secured to the ing or breaking when subjected to the weight of a lower surface of the platform 5 by bolts or similar child. It will also be noted that, when viewed in fastening devices I are supporting brackets 8, side elevation, the legs [0 diverge in the direction each preferably formed of a sheet of metal having of the runner l3 and, when viewed in front elevaits intermediate portion bent to form a flat surtlon or cross section, converge in the direction of 45 face 9 and its opposite ends extended downwardly the reinforcing fin l3 of the runner so that said to produce diverging legs Hi, the terminals of runner is accurately and permanently centered which are bifurcated at H to form oppositely dis with respect to the longitudinal axis of the reposed attaching lips 12 adapted to receive the ceiving platform while at the same time a strong upstanding flange or fin l3 of a runner l4 and substantial underpinning or base is provided for 50 to which they are riveted or otherwise rigidly said platform. 1 secured, as shown. The front end of the runner In operation, a child places one foot on the M is curved upwardly in advance of the adjacent receiving platform 5 and after grasping the hanend of the platform 5, as indicated at l 5, and the die 21 uses his other foot on the ground to propel fin 13 of the runner is cut away, at IS, the base the scooter until it has obtained sufficient mo- 55 mentum when by lifting the propelling foot off the ground he may coast down a hill or over any fiat ice or snow covered surface in the same manner as if he were riding on a regular sled.

The device is light in weight and strong and durable in construction and will afford an entertaining diversion for children while at the same time provide a healthful and exciting sport par ticularly when several children are equipped with the scooters and vie or compete with each other in races or the like.

It will, of course, be understood that the scooters may be made in different sizes and shapes and painted, Japanned or otherwise ornamented to give them a neat attractive appearance.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A scooter sled comprising a foot-receiving platform, a runner disposed beneath and secured to the platform, a bar forming a pivotal connection between the forward end of the runner and the adjacent end of the platform, and a hand support mounted on the bar and extending upwardly therefrom in spaced relation to said platform and runner.

2. A scooter sled comprising a foot-receiving platform, a single runner disposed beneath and secured to the platform, a bar forming a pivotal connection between the forward end of the runner and the adjacent end of the platform, a strap iron secured to the bar and coacting with said bar to form a seat for the forward end of the platform, a socket carried by the strap iron, and a hand support secured within the socket.

3. A scooter sled comprising a foot-receiving platform, a single runner disposed beneath the platform, braces extending transversely of the platform and having their lower ends bifurcated to form seats for the runner, means for securing the runner in said seats, a bar secured to the forward end of the runner and having its rear end offset and pivotally connected with the platform, a strap iron secured to the bar and coacting with the offset portion of said bar to form a seat for the adjacent end of the platform, a pivot bolt extending through the strap iron, platform and ofiset portion of the bar, a socket carried by the strap iron, and a hand support secured within the socket.

4. A scooter sled comprising a foot-receiving platform, a runner disposed beneath the platform and provided with a vertical fin, the forward end of the runner being curved upwardly, brackets having their intermediate portions bent to form fiat bearing surfaces extending the entire width of the platform and rigidly secured thereto, said brackets being provided with diverging legs having their lower ends bifurcated to form seats adapted to receive the fin of the runner, bolts extending through the bifurcated portions of the braces and the fin of the runner, a bar forming a pivotal connection between the curved forward portion of the runner and the adjacent forward portion of the platform, a socket carried by the bar, and an upright hand support having its lower end secured within the socket and its upper end provided with a handle.

5. A scooter sled comprising a foot-receiving platform having its forward end tapered, a run ner disposed beneath the platform at the medial longitudinal line thereof and provided with a vertical fin, the forward end of the runner being curved upwardly, brackets having intermediate flat portions extending the entire width of the platform and rigidly secured to the under side thereof, said brackets being provided with diverging legs having their lower ends bifurcated to form spaced lips adapted to receive the fin of the runner, the side walls of each leg converging in the direction of the fin of the runner, a bar having one end thereof rigidly secured to the curved portion of the runner and its other end pivotally connected with the tapered portion of the platform, a sectional strap rigidly secured to the bar, a pivot bolt passing through one of the strap sections, platform and bar, the inner ends of said strap sections being bent upwardly to form a socket, and an upright hand support having its lower end secured within the socket and its upper end provided with a handle.

6. A scooter sled comprising an elongated foot-receiving platform, a runner disposed beneath the platform at the medial longitudinal lino thereof and provided with an upstanding fin, the forward portion of the runner being curved upwardly and thence bent laterally to form an attaching lug, the fin at said lug being cut-away, a bar having one end thereof resting on the lug and its other end offset and extended longitudinally to form a seat for the adjacent end of the platform, a sectional strap iron secured to the bar, the inner ends of the strap iron sections being bent upwardly to form a socket, a pivot bolt passing through one of the strap iron sections, receiving platform and offset portion of the bar, a bolt passing through the other strap iron section, bar and said attaching lug, and an upright hand support fitted within the socket and provided with an operating handle.

JOHN V. HAMMOND. 

